Expert Profile
A Civil Engineer with M Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR) and over ten years experience in Airfield Design, Development with ICAO Compliance and Airport Civil Infrastructure Expansion & Maintenance. Successfully completed Design, Development and Maintenance assignments in Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Ghana and Oman:
• Project Preparation and Management for Airport Development Projects, viz. Passenger Terminal Building Expansion, Modification and Up gradation of Existing Facility, Addition of new Facility like Prayer Hall, Office Space etc.
• Preparation of Tender Documents: Instructions to Tenders, Form of Tender, Form of Agreement, Bill of Quantities, Specifications, Drawings etc. for Construction/Up gradation/Rehabilitation of Airport Infrastructure and Public Building viz. Runway, Taxiway, Apron, Passenger Terminal, Prayer Hall, Office Building etc.
• Tender evaluation and selection of Construction Contractors for Expansion, Modification, Up-gradation, New Construction and Maintenance jobs.
• Construction project management by preparing work schedule, monitoring/ensuring progress of work, measurements/material/work approvals, evaluation and preparation of recommendation for variations approval, organize and conduct project review meeting with all concerned parties, evaluation of cash flow and project expenditure, part and final bill scrutiny, resolve project bottlenecks, document control, project file maintenance etc.
• Maintenance of Civil Infrastructure of International Airport viz. Runway, Taxiways, Apron, Terminal Building, Fire and Rescue Department Building, Airport Boundary, Internal and External Road system, Airside and Landside Car Parks, Fresh and Irrigation Water Supply System, Sewage Management, Treatment and Disposal etc. for safe and uninterrupted operation of the Airport.
• Design of Runway Length & Orientation, Design of Airfield Pavement - Structural & Geometric, Design for Rehabilitation/Up-gradation of Existing Airfields.
• Airfield pavement evaluation for Surface Distress, Profile, Texture, Friction, Pavement Classification Index (PCI) and Pavement Classification Number (PCN).
• Geotechnical/Material Investigation for Building, Highway and Airport projects: Subsoil Investigation, Field and Laboratory tests for soil and other construction materials, Concrete and Bituminous Mix Designs, Plate Load and Pile Load tests, Preparation of Geotechnical/Material Investigation Reports.
• Conceptualizing, Planning and Layout Design of Public and Residential buildings viz. Airport Passenger Terminal Expansion, Prayer Hall, Office Space, Private Residential Houses etc.
• Structural Design (Steel and Concrete) for Public and Residential Building viz. Prayer Hall, Office Building, Private Residential Houses etc.
• Excellent Computer proficiency with advanced knowledge in MX Road, MX Renew, Auto CAD, FAARFIELD, LEDFAA, Primavera, MS Project, Aconex, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio, Power Point etc.
• Familiar with Standard Procedures and Recommended Practices of, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), for Planning, Design and Evaluation of Airport Pavements, American Standards for Testing of Materials (ASTM) and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in Geotechnical/Material Investigations, ISO Quality Management System and formulation and implementation of Laboratory Management System as per ISO/IEC ***** .
Worked as UNDP resource person to coordinate and giving technical support to the State Administration of Kerala, India for mitigating earthquake hazard.
Other exposures during the professional career include business development meetings / presentations, preparation of technical proposals for Airport, Highway and R&D projects, Reporting, coordinating and compiling Feasibility Study and Detailed Project Report for highway and Airport Projects.
Civil Engineer in Safety Compliance and Maintenance Department of Oman Airports Management Company at Salalah International Airport from October 2007 till date
Senior Manager (Aviation Division) from May 2007 to September 2007
Manager (Aviation Division) from March 2005 to May 2007
Deputy Manager (Aviation Division) from April 2004 to March 2005 with
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Master of Technology in Earthquake Engineering (Soil Dynamics), IIT Roorkee-CGPA-8.76 in a 10 point scale (2002)
Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering, Kerala University, 73.01 % (1998)
Life Member of Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET)
Member Project Management Institute (PMI)
Oman Airports Management Company
As Civil Engineer in Safety Compliance and Maintenance Department of Salalah International Airport and Head of Civil Section, primary responsibility is maintenance of Airports Civil Infrastructure for safe and uninterrupted Airport operation.
Accomplishments:
• Maintains Airports Civil Infrastructure that includes Runway, Taxiways, Apron, Terminal Building, Fire and Rescue Department Building, Airport Boundary, Internal and External Road system, Airside and Landside Car Parks, Fresh and Irrigation Water Supply System, Sewage Management, Treatment and Disposal etc.
• Leads a team of fifteen personals, including supervisors, skilled technocrats, equipment operators and unskilled helpers for executing expansion, maintenance and repair jobs of Airports Civil Infrastructure.
• Accomplishes safe and uninterrupted operation of the Airport through planned preventive maintenance and preparedness for maintenance calls and other emergency repairs.
• Plans and prepares preventive maintenance schedules based on utilization and safe operational requirements of various facilities.
• Prepares work procedure for all maintenance activities and imparts periodic in-house training to section staff for maintaining safe work practice.
• Conduct Risk Assessment of all activities by identifying hazards involved and formulates control measures for reducing the risk due to these hazards.
• Prepare Tender Documents, Scope of Work, Bill of Quantities, specification and Drawings, Conducts tender evaluation and selection of contractors, Monitor and supervise the work of external contracts for outsourced maintenance jobs.
In addition to maintenance of Airports Civil Infrastructure for safe and uninterrupted Airport operation, plans, design and execute Development/Construction Projects
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1. Consultancy service for design of parallel taxiway at Kabul international Airport. – AFGHANISTAN
2. Consultancy service for pavement design for extension and overlay design for runway for Airbus 319 at Paro International Airport. – BHUTAN
3. Consultancy Services for the Rehabilitation of Runway and Apron Pavements at the Kumasi Airport. – GHANA
4. Consultancy Services for the Rehabilitation of Airfield Pavements and Installation of AGL at Tamala and Takoradi Airport – GHANA
5. Consultancy Services for preparation of Detailed Project Report for development of a Green Field Airport at Ittanagar in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. – INDIA
6. Feasibility Study and Detailed Project Report for construction of new airfield at Langighad Orissa. – INDIA
7. Global Technical Adviser (GTA) for City Side Development of five Non-Metro Airports (viz. Trivandrum, Lucknow, Mangalore, Madurai and Goa Airports). – INDIA
8. Review of Concept Design (30% Design) done by M/s Halcrow for proposed Overnight Parking Stands for Category-C Aircrafts at Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai. – INDIA
9. Consultancy Services for Design of proposed Overnight Parking Stands for Category-C Aircrafts at Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai – INDIA
10. Consultancy services for Rehabilitation of Runway at Jarsuguda Airport. – INDIA
11. PCN Evaluation and Design for strengthening Runway, Parallel Taxi Track & Link Taxiways and New Pavement Design for combined MOFTU Dispersal and three Hangers for Tezpur Airfield. – INDIA
12. PCN Evaluation of Newly Resurfaced Runway, Parallel Taxi Track and Link Taxiways at Air Force Station Chabua. – INDIA
13. Non-Destructive pavement evaluation of Runway at ARC Charbatia Airfield. – INDIA